As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.
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Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.
Being an entertainer includes knowing how to connect with an audience.
I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.
I'm trying to sell every audience something; that something is me.
In a live performance, it's a collaboration with the audience; you ride the ebb and flow of the crowd's energy. On television, you don't have that.
On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement.
When you're still in the broadcast business, you're still trying to reach tens of millions. You're trying to still aim for a broader audience, and I think that's a more difficult task to spread yourself across that audience, connect with them, as opposed to a very, very small, pinpointed audience. Difficult to do.
People are getting picked up off the street and getting a show, and it's because we're not using the people that are trying to be entertainers - use more of them.
When you're with a big TV channel, there's a sense of having to behave in a certain way in order to get audience figures.
I think that if an audience is truly appreciative of a performance, they will show it. Sometimes though, there are little differences, and there are audiences that are very reserved even though they are enjoying the show.
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